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Ukraine can count not only on the German “Marder”, but also on the AMX-10 and Bradley. What the armored personnel carriers can do.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is enthusiastic. He expressed his thanks for a “very important decision”: the first delivery of western armored personnel carriers. It gives his country one military advantage in the Ukraine war.
In addition to the promised 40 German “marders”, Commander-in-Chief Valeryi Saluschnyj can primarily rely on the models bradley from the US and AMX-10 draw from France.
In a recent interview, he said, “I know I can defeat this enemy.” However, he needs resources, among other things 600 to 700 armored personnel carriers.
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Ukraine’s biggest concern at the moment is that Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin will launch a new military force after a mega-mobilization in the spring offensive starts. What can the two tanks from the USA and France do? How does it compare to the “Marder” of the Bundeswehr? also read: Germany delivers Marder: What the infantry fighting vehicle can do
The Bradley is like the marten one tracked vehicle and otherwise most comparable to the tank of the Bundeswehr. It transports and protects infantry soldiers. A total of six can be accommodated in the rear of the tank, which is six and a half meters long, 3.6 meters wide and almost three meters high. The crew consists of a driver, a commander and a gunner.
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the turret is fully pivotable and equipped with a rapid-fire automatic cannon – caliber 25 millimeters. This allows him to fight targets that can be up to three kilometers away.
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It is unclear how many vehicles the Americans want to provide. Supposedly they have a reserve of several thousand bradley The aged marten, on the other hand, must first be repaired by the manufacturer before delivery.
Oldie, but goodie, that applies all the more to the AMX-10RC, which has been in service with the French army for 50 years and is due to be replaced there anyway. Its unique selling point in comparison: This tank drives on wheels. Why? Because he is like that more quicklyup to 80 kilometers per hour, and quieter than other tanks.
The latter is particularly important because the AMX-10 RC is a scout tank. For him the motto “See without being seen” applies. In battle, he drives ahead to scout enemy positions.
AMX-10 RC: Small tank but big gun
But: It is relatively heavily armored and has a 105 mm gun. He doesn’t have to avoid a fight. He is though no battle tank like the leopard (although faster), but more robust than the marten.
The French also speak of a “light battle tank”. It is around nine meters long, three meters wide and 2.8 meters high and can with one tank filling up to 800 kilometers travel, much more than the Bradley, which is also more sluggish overall.
Melnyk is now demanding the delivery of main battle tanks
If the French provide enough of these, the AMX-10 RC will really mean something in the fight against Russian forces. But it is also clear: Infantry fighting vehicles cannot replace main battle tanks.
Shortly after the political “armour turn” from France, Germany and the USA, the former Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin, Andriy Melnyk, spoke up in Kyiv. He called for “main battle tanks.” After tank delivery is before tank delivery.
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